Atomizer



Oct. 10, 1933. L. v. ARbNsoN I 1,929,465

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Louis V. Aronson, Newark, N. 3., assignor to Art Metal Works, Inc., a corporation of New Jersey Application May 11, 1929. Serial No. 362,152

4 Claims. (Cl. 299-88) My invention relates to atomizers particularly such as are adapted to be supported on a suitable surface or carried in a pocket or hand bag.

My invention relates to an atomizer of simple construction, operation, of great durability and one which may be manufactured economically.

' An important phase of my invention involves an arrangement for preventing substantial leakage of liquid perfume from its casing while the atomizing parts are in nonoperative condition.

Further objects, phases, and advantages of my invention will appear from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

My invention resides in the atomizer, features of construction and arrangement of parts of the character hereinafter described and claimed. 1 I

For an illustration of one of the forms my inventionmay take, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view, partly in elevation, of an atomizer constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of the atomizer as shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view, partly in horizontal section, of the atomizer shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional a part of the atomizer structure;

Fig. 4a is an enlarged, plan view showing a detail of the invention; and I Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are side elevationalviews illustrating different ways in which the atomizer may be manipulated.

Referring to the drawings, C is a casing,'chamber or receptacle comprising top and bottom walls and circumferentially complete side wall structure preferably of the configuration illustrated in Fig. 3. In the example shown, casing C contains a liquidsubstance herein shown as a quantity of a liquid medium P, ordinarily perview of fume, which may be introduced into said casing C through an aperture in the casing bottom wall,

said aperture being closed by soap 1 and sealed .by a gasket 2. V

Depending from and carried by the casing top wall is a plunger casing 3 circular in cross-section, in the example illustrated, and of such character that the liquid contents of the casing C may not find its way thereinto. The plunger casing 3, at its end adjacent the. topwall of casing C, is closed by,a removable cap 4 provided with an opening loosely receiving, for reciprocatory movement, a plunger rod 5 carrying, at its upper end, Fig. 1, an actuating member or knob 6. A flexible washer 7 is secured to the lower end of rod 5 in any suitable manner. As illustrated, the lower end of said rod 5 is reduced in diameter and threaded for the reception, in the order named, of a first disk 8, the aforesaid washer 7, a second disk 9, and a nut 10. Disposed between the lower wall of the plunger casing 3 and the disk 9 is a helical spring 11 utilizable for biasing the rod 5 and the thereby-carried parts upwardly.

Extending into the casing C and carried by the top wall thereof is. a tube 12 preferably restricted in diameter as indicated at 12a, Fig. 4. Likewise carried by said top wall of easing C and opening into the latter is a tube 13 extending, preferably, substantially the same distance above the said top wall of easing C as does the tube 12. Communicating with the interior of the plunger casing 3 is a tube l-l'preferably extending through the casing C and its top wall. Tube 14 comprises a nozzle 14a opening above the top wall of easing C at substantially the same height as does the aforesaid conduit 12, said nozzle 14a extending substantially horizontally or being slightly inclined upwardly so that a jet of air so emerging therefrom passes along a course substantially as indicated by the broken lines, Fig.- 2. For mechanical reasons, the conduits 13 and 14 may be suitably secured together above the upper wall of casing C, as by a layer of solder 13a, Fig. 4a.

Extending through spaced ears or standards 15 upstanding from the topwall of casing C is a shaft 16 carrying a member or cover 17 shaped somewhat as an inverted receptacle. Member 17 is suitably biased in a clockwise direction, Figs.

1 and 2, as by a spring 18 coiled around the shaft 16 and contacting, respectively, with the top wall of easing C and with the upper wall of said member 17. The latter comprises a portion 17a coactable with the rim of knob 6 to maintain said member 17in the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4.

Disposed within the member 17 is a mass-of material 19 functioning, when the member 17 is in the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4, to prevent escape of the liquid medium P from the casing Cthrough the conduits 12 and 13. In the example shown, the material 19 is relatively soft rubber enclosed, save for substantially the entire lower face thereof, by a member 20 ofv sheet-like A metallic material suitably secured to interior surthereof is in engagement, or substantially so, with the upper surface of cap 4. In response to such movement of knob 6, the part 17a of member 17 is freed from engagement therewith and the spring .18 becomes effective to swing said member 17 in a clockwise direction, Fig. 1. Accordingly, the mass of material 19 is removed from the upper ends of conduits 12 and 13.

The plunger rod 5 may now be reciprocated to force or pump air through the conduit 14, the stream of air emerging from nozzle 14a of conduit 14 and passing above the upper open end of conduit 12 to withdraw some of the liquid medium P from the casing C through the conduit 12 by an aspirating action; during this action, air passes to the interior of casing C through the conduit 13. The liquid thus withdrawn from the casing C is small in amount and, under the infiuence of the aforesaid air stream, is propagated, for example, in the direction indicated by the broken lines of Fig. 2 as a fine mist or spray.

When it is desired to return ,the parts to the positions illustrated in Fig. 1, the knob 6 is depressed until its lower surface is in engagement, or substantially so, with the upper surface of cap 4; thereupon, member 17 may be swung in a counter-clockwise direction, Fig. 1, against the action of spring 18 to close the conduits 12 and 13 by the mass of material 19 and to position the portion 17a of member 17 in the path of the peripheral edge of the knob 6. The latter may then be allowed to rise under the influence of spring 11 and, in so doing, engages said portion 17a. As a result, the plunger 5 is locked in the position illustrated in Fig.1 and the mass of material 19 is firmly held in engagement with the ends of said conduits 12 and 13 to seal the latter.

Referring to Fig. 5, the casing C is shown as grasped in the palm or by the fingers of the right hand of the user with the thumb overlying knob 6 and the open member 17. By thumb action, the knob 6 may be depressed into the position illustrated by the full lines, Fig. 5, whereupon the outer portion of the thumb may be moved downwardly to move the member 17 from its full line position to its broken line position. While held in said broken line position, the pressure on the knob 6 may be released to permit limited ascent thereof whereby the portion 17a of member 17 is engaged by the periphery of said knob 6' to lock the plunger rod 5 and member 17 in the desired position. Thus, the result Just described is attained solely by thumb action.

In Fig. 6, the knob 6 and member 17 are locked substantially in the position shown in somewhat the same manner as described above in connection with Fig. 5. As illustrated in Fig. 6, the knob 6 is operated by the thumb of one hand while the member 17 is depressed by the index finger of i ;he same hand, for example. In Fig. 7, the knob 6'is again shown as operated by the thumb of the right hand, but, in this case, the member 17 is depressed by the index finger, for example, of the left hand.

To place the atomizing mechanism in condition for operation, said mechanism while in its nonoperative condition, namely, as illustrated in Fig. 1, may be grasped by the fingers of one hand and the knob 6 depressed by thumb pressure or other- I wise as may be desirable.

By so doing, the rim of knob 6 is disengaged from the portion 17a of member 17 and the latter moves to the position shown in Fig. 2. 'I'hereupon, the knob 6 and plunger 5 may be reciprocated by thumb pressure,

the spring 11 intermittently moving said knob 6 and plunger 5 upwardly.

A casing C of the' character herein illustrated and described is formed, usually, from iron or steel. Furthermore, the parts contained in said casing, as the plunger'casing 3, tubes 12 and 14, etc., ordinarily, are formed from similar material. Under such circumstances, the liquid perfume, due to the presence of acid constituents, moisture or for other reasons, reacts with the metal surfaces of the casing and other parts and changes in character, usually becoming black. The perfume as thus changed is objectionable particularly for the reason that it stains fabrics.

In accordance with my invention, the interior surfaces of the casing C and the exposed surfaces of the other parts are lined or plated with a suitable material or metal suitably resistant to the action of the liquid perfume, or a component thereof. Thus, for example, in accordance with my invention, the aforesaid surfaces may be lined or plated with suitable non-oxidizable metals, as tin, chromium, zinc, gold, or the like, the chosen material being suitably applied by lining or plating operations as well understood in 100 that art.

It shall be understood, in accordance with this phase of my invention, that the interior surface of a receptacle may be lined'or plated for the purpose stated where said receptacle functions only as a container for liquid perfume and where the atomizer parts are positioned exteriorly. thereof.

While the invention has been described with respect to certain particular preferred examples which give satisfactory results, it will be understood by those skilled in the art after understanding the invention, that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and it is intended therefore in the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In an atomizing device, a casing adapted to contain a liquid medium, a plurality of conduits opening into said casing and projecting substantially equal distances above the normal level of the liquid therein, one of said conduits extending into said liquid medium and another of said conduits terminating above the normal level thereof, said conduits being spaced from each other, open at their tops, and presenting flat upper surfaces, a member pivoted to the top casing wall and movable along an arc-shaped path toward and from the same, a mass of casing and projecting to substantially the same level above the top wall thereof, a member pivoted to said top wall, a mass of yieldable ma- 14 terial carried by said member for closing. said conduits in one position thereof, and a conduit traversed by a gaseous medium and positioned for withdrawing liquid from said casing through one of said conduits, the upper surface of said withdrawing liquid from said casing. through,

one of said conduits, said last named conduit being secured to another or said conduits.

4. In an atomizing device, a casing adapted to contain a liquid medium, a plurality of conduits opening into said casing and projecting to substantially the same level above the top wall thereof, one of said conduits extending into said liquid and another of said conduits terminating above the normal level thereof, closure means comprising a mass of yieldable material for closing said conduits at said first named level, and a conduit traversed by a gaseous medium and positioned for withdrawing liquid from said casing through one of said conduits, said gaseous medium conduit being secured to another of said conduits.

LOUIS V. ARONSON. 

